Article
[Familial nommedullary thyroid cancer].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Jul 2007
Santos Roberto Bernardo, Melo Thaís Gomes de, Assumpção Lígia V Montali
Abstract excerpt
Nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma, originating from thyroid epithelial cells, is the most frequent thyroid malignant neoplasia. Since 1955, there has been increasing evidence that this cancer may have a familial predisposition. It is now established that around 4.2% of all nonmedullary thyroid carcinomas occurs on the background of familial predisposition. These cases are often more aggressive, due to early onset,...
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